The Most-Used Commands
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li
Description: Search in LinkedIn. Example: li linus torvalds ---------- Old implementation; https://www.linkedin.com/search?search=%20&reset=%20&keywords=%s
11999 uses
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Created 2005-07-22 01:42:06
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2025-04-09 05:10:58
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https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/all/?keywords=%s
superg
(Golden Egg)
NAME superg - All(most) Google searches in one command SYNOPSIS superg [KEYWORDS] -t [SEARCH TYPE] EXAMPLES superg yubnub superg yubnub -t lucky superg yubnub -t images superg is one big command that supports all of the Google Search types except for video and directory (those two were left out because their implementation would have greatly increased the complexity of the command and I'm not sure many people use them) If no -t is passed a standard Google websearch is performed. The following a…
11594 uses
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Created 2006-08-08 00:18:04
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2025-04-10 08:33:06
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http://{ifthen -value1 ${t} -value2 lucky -test EQUAL -then www -else ${t=www}}.google.com/{ifthen -value1 ${t} -value2 lucky -test EQUAL -then search -else ${t=search}}?q=%s{ifthen -value1 ${t} -value2 lucky -test EQUAL -then &btnI=I%27m+Feeling+Lucky -else}
rym
search artist in rateyourmusic.com
11541 uses
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Created 2006-05-05 08:16:12
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2025-04-10 06:03:47
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http://rateyourmusic.com/search?searchterm=%s
cpan
(Golden Egg)
Search the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network
11463 uses
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Created 2005-06-08 13:58:09
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2024-08-09 12:17:08
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http://search.cpan.org/search?query=%s&mode=all
threadic_post
11428 uses
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Created 2010-08-09 00:21:28
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2011-01-07 12:27:16
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http://threadic.com/thread/bbs/bbs.cgi?SelBBS=${board}&ThreadNo=${thread}&Message=${message}&session_id=&SelProc=WRITE&Name=${name=}&Mail=${mail=}[post]
dr
The Drudge Report
11160 uses
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Created 2005-06-16 18:54:30
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2024-07-03 00:41:51
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http://www.drudgereport.com/
flcc
Find the most interesting pictures on flickr published with a creative commons (cc) license. Example: flcc poppy orange
11145 uses
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Created 2006-08-10 14:37:46
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2024-11-15 11:03:39
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http://www.flickr.com/search/?s=int&l=cc&q=%s&m=tags
gl
(Golden Egg)
Google Linux Search (google.com/linux)
11084 uses
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Created 2005-06-07 16:19:24
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2024-08-29 23:02:41
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http://www.google.com/linux?q=%s&sourceid=yubnub.org
pubmed
Search pubmed for the given search term Example: pubmed docking
10964 uses
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Created 2005-06-17 10:28:27
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2025-04-05 09:04:25
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?holding=&db=PubMed&cmd=search&term=%s
ebuk
Search eBay UK or, if no parameters given, takes you to "My eBay". To search for an automatic card shuffler: Example: ebuk automatic card shuffler To visit your "My eBay" page: Example: ebuk bakert@gmail.com
10889 uses
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Created 2006-03-07 08:05:11
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2018-04-08 16:12:08
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http://{ifThen -value1 %s -value2 -test NOTEQUAL -then search -else my }.ebay.co.uk/%s
gssl
Search Google via SSL, preventing "Referer" header being supplied to found sites. Does not support all Google search services (mainly only Web Search).
10851 uses
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Created 2010-05-21 21:10:40
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2019-05-31 13:25:53
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https://www.google.com/search?q=%s
script
(Golden Egg)
Run javascript. example: script alert("Yubnub is cool!") b.a.
10787 uses
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Created 2006-01-26 18:52:44
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2025-01-11 00:44:35
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echo <script language="javascript">%s</script>[no url encoding]
pzgl
Proz.org Translation Term Search
10776 uses
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Created 2009-09-07 19:05:41
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2018-08-31 11:26:17
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http://www.proz.com/?sp=asearch&term=%s&from=${from}&to=${to}&DICengines=KudoZ&MTengines=|&SEARCHengines=|&bidir=${bidir=1}&SE_lang=0
dictcc
dict.cc dictionary search english-german and vice versa
10728 uses
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Created 2007-07-12 14:10:45
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2025-04-06 10:01:34
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http://www.dict.cc/?s=%s
mysql
Search the MySQL Reference Manual. ---------- Old implementation: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/search.php?q=%s
10630 uses
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Created 2005-06-29 21:48:30
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2025-03-09 22:55:41
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https://www.google.com/search?q=%s+site%3Adev.mysql.com&btnI=I%27m+Feeling+Lucky
gau
Google.com.au Australia localised search ---------- Old implementation: http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=au&q=%s
10630 uses
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Created 2006-02-02 10:27:15
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2024-04-04 03:42:59
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http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=%s&btnG=Search&meta=cr%3DcountryAU
tv
Searches tv.com ---------- Old implementation: http://www.tv.com/search.php?type=11&stype=search&qs=%s&x=0&y=0
10575 uses
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Created 2005-06-09 23:46:29
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2025-03-19 08:05:04
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http://www.tv.com/search?type=11&stype=all&tag=search%3B&q=%s
@
NAME @ - Go to the Twitter profile of the specified user. SYNOPSIS @ [TWITTER USERNAME] EXAMPLES @ singpolyma AUTHOR Stephen Paul Weber a.k.a. Singpolyma <http://singpolyma.net/>
10570 uses
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Created 2007-11-06 20:14:19
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2025-04-06 11:25:38
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http://twitter.com/%s
gooblogs
Searches Google Blogs (english). Example: gooblogs the daily show
10569 uses
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Created 2005-09-15 13:20:55
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2015-01-16 14:17:07
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http://blogsearch.google.com/blogsearch?q=%s&hl=en
search
the best search engine ever
10519 uses
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Created 2005-06-09 23:57:49
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2025-04-02 16:43:19
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http://www.google.com
origo
Search on the hungarian news portal origo.hu.
10474 uses
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Created 2008-02-25 09:29:50
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2025-04-10 02:11:57
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http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Aorigo.hu+%s
tube
durr
10305 uses
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Created 2007-08-20 21:13:16
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2023-08-25 20:20:55
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http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%s&search=Search
blank
blank
10251 uses
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Created 2005-06-10 01:30:59
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2025-04-10 02:08:31
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about:blank
kmc
Opens Killermovies Community Forums
10247 uses
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Created 2007-01-16 19:58:06
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2025-02-18 19:07:57
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http://www.killermovies.com/forums/
hot
(Golden Egg)
takes u2 hotmail.com
10212 uses
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Created 2005-06-14 22:55:00
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2025-03-20 13:01:05
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http://hotmail.com
tiny
type tiny [paramater] url to create a tinyurl from the tinyurl.com service
10197 uses
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Created 2005-06-20 21:22:47
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2025-02-28 11:39:43
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http://tinyurl.com/create.php?url=%s[no url encoding]
tag
(Golden Egg)
Jumps to the del.icio.us results for the passed tag.
10191 uses
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Created 2005-06-06 05:26:19
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2024-11-19 16:21:48
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http://del.icio.us/tag/%s
gtrans
It translates a single phrase using google translator. just type "gtrans tu as de beaux yeux tu sais" to see how it works. By default this command translate from french to english. There is an advanced syntax : you can use three switches : -from is the source language (fr by default) -to is the target language (en by default) -what is the text to be translated note: not all combination are supported by google (try "gtrans -from es -to fr -what mi coche es barato" for instance) see http://www.er…
10102 uses
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Created 2007-01-07 11:22:47
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https://translate.google.com/translate_t?text=%s${what}&hl=en&langpair=${from=fr}|${to=en}
wowwiki
Searches WoWWiki.
10000 uses
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Created 2006-08-12 09:09:23
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2017-11-02 14:32:20
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http://www.wowpedia.org/index.php?title=Special:Search&search=%s&fulltext=Search
flint
Search Flickr for images, *sorted by Interestingness*. Try it and you'll see how much this increases the quality of your results. Example: flint interesting flint bellucci
9978 uses
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Created 2005-12-23 12:34:00
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2025-03-23 09:14:48
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https://www.flickr.com/search/?text=%s&sort=interestingness-desc&media=photos
fa
Jump to the FurAffinity home page.
9906 uses
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Created 2005-06-22 16:40:47
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2025-04-07 17:39:17
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http://www.furaffinity.net
Test
Bandwidth speed test
9876 uses
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Created 2006-06-16 02:52:58
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2025-04-07 13:42:00
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http://www.bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/
2g
(Golden Egg)
Dual-pane Google search results for two words. The first word's results are shown on the left; the second word, on the right. Useful for finding out which word is more popular. Example: 2g labeler labeller
9799 uses
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Created 2007-05-19 19:55:19
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2025-04-09 23:39:27
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split { url g {% 1 %s} } { url g {% 2 %s} }
mmo
mmo champion - world of warcraft guides and strategies
9788 uses
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Created 2009-01-30 07:05:13
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2024-09-11 01:50:35
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http://www.mmo-champion.com/
arch
(Golden Egg)
Archive WayBack - Check out sites from wayback when Example: arch http://www.ing.be/
9755 uses
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Created 2005-06-10 20:38:06
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2025-04-06 07:47:23
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http://web.archive.org/web/*/%s[no url encoding]
isoh2rss
Produce RSS feed from isohunt torrent search. Example: isoh2rss iggy pop
9655 uses
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Created 2005-10-23 02:29:32
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2016-11-09 03:38:00
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http://isohunt.com/js/rss.php?ihq=%s
bim
Bing image search.
9571 uses
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Created 2009-06-02 05:45:54
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2025-03-22 19:14:24
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http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=%s
mac
(Golden Egg)
Looks up the vendor/Ethernet MAC address match. Example: mac 3com Example: mac 00:a0:40
9550 uses
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Created 2005-06-12 04:53:34
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2025-04-08 16:52:33
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http://www.coffer.com/mac_find/?string=%s
kat
KickAssTorrents search ---------- Old implementation: http://kat.ph/usearch/%s/
9544 uses
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Created 2012-07-02 01:55:43
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2025-03-21 12:55:39
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http://kickass.to/usearch/%s/[use %20 for spaces]
ytuser
Searches YouTube by username
9497 uses
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Created 2007-01-16 19:14:14
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2024-09-03 02:15:28
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http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=%s
discogs
syntax: discogs -type artist -term empty where -type can be: all (Search all) - default artists (Artists) labels (Labels) releases (Releases) pending (Pending Releases) catno (Catalog number) and -term can be whatever you are looking for - default: try it and see
9442 uses
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Created 2006-09-13 11:05:32
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2025-03-15 23:07:09
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http://www.discogs.com/search?type=${type=all}&q=${term}%s
gloc
(Golden Egg)
Google Local. Find local businesses and services on the web. Examples: gloc pizza Poughkeepsie, NY gloc -what pizza -where Poughkeepsie, NY Sometimes the information you're looking for is related to a particular place -- like the all-night doughnut shop that's nearest to your house. Google Local locates neighborhood stores and services by searching billions of pages across the Web, then cross-checking those results with Yellow Pages data to pinpoint the local resources you want to find. This in…
9406 uses
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Created 2005-06-23 05:31:46
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2023-10-31 00:39:58
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http://www.google.com/local?sc=1&hl=en&q=%s${what}&near=${where}&btnG=Google+Search&rl=1
bbtes
Look up in Babylon's free online dictionaries (spanish version) For others languages, use the command bbt. Example: bbtes look up
9292 uses
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Created 2009-07-24 13:06:41
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2011-12-15 17:53:45
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http://www.babylon.com/definition/%s/spanish
linkedin
Search LinkedIn
9273 uses
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Created 2007-03-16 22:30:25
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2025-04-06 13:42:38
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http://www.linkedin.com/search?search=&keywords=%s&sortCriteria=3
gnz
Search Google New Zealand website
9265 uses
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Created 2006-03-20 04:18:07
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2021-12-09 15:22:25
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http://www.google.co.nz/search?q=%s
del
(Golden Egg)
del.icio.us quick tag display Examples: del popular or del programming
9246 uses
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Created 2005-06-13 23:56:14
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2025-04-03 06:30:28
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http://del.icio.us/tag/%s
imgtag
imgtag - Creates the html code to display an image: USAGE imgtag <image url> [options] OPTIONS -a <text> : Alternative text -b <integer> : Border size -h <integer> : Image height -w <integer> : Image width -link <url> : Image target url -target <text> : Where the link will open _self (default) : Same window as the image _blank : New window <frame name> : Name of a frame EXAMPLES imgtag http://yubnub.org/images/yubnub.png - Display yubnub logo imgtag http://yubnub.org/images/yubnub.png -h 50 -w …
9237 uses
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Created 2008-04-12 16:05:33
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2015-11-16 14:43:30
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echo <a href="${link=#}" target="${target=_self}"><img border="${b=0}" src="%s" height="${h}" width="${w}" alt="${a}" /></a>
bt
(Golden Egg)
Searches www.torrentz.com Keywords: torrent, torrents, bittorent, p2p ---------- Old implementation: http://search.bittorrent.com/search.jsp?query=%s
9230 uses
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Created 2005-06-20 15:59:37
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2024-04-23 15:30:02
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http://www.torrentz.com/search?q=%s
deb
(Golden Egg)
Search For Debian Packages ---------- Old implementation: http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?version=all&subword=1&exact=&arch=any&releases=all&case=insensitive&keywords=%s&searchon=all
9224 uses
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Created 2005-06-08 22:32:56
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2025-02-08 04:19:20
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http://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=%s
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